News roundup - Sunday, 25 February

European Left elects Baier as top candidate for EU elections

LJUBLJANA - The European Left hosted a pre-election event on where it elected party chairman Walter Baier as its spitzenkandidat for the EU elections. It also adopted its manifesto, which includes strengthening of democracy in Europe and the fight against poverty, climate change and neo-fascism.

Peter Prevc takes second place in Oberstdorf

OBERSTDORF, Germany - Slovenian ski jumper Peter Prevc finished second for the second day in a row at the Ski Flying World Cup event in Germany's Oberstdorf. With 430.2 points he was 3.3 points behind overall World Cup leader Stefan Kraft. Japan's Ryoyu Kobayashi took third place. Timi Zajc, who won Saturday's event, missed the podium by just 0.2 points.

Nika Prevc takes second place in Hinzenbach

LINZ, Austria - Slovenian ski jumper Nika Prevc took second place at the women's World Cup event in Hinzenbach on Sunday, scoring 238.9 points. Austrian Eva Pinkelnig finished first with 246.6 points, while her compatriot Jacqueline Seifriedsberger came in third. Prevc remains the overall World Cup leader, 208 points ahead of Pinkelnig.

Slovenia defeats Israel for second EuroBasket qualifiers win

KOPER - Slovenia's basketball team won its home match against Israel with 86:75 for its second win in the qualifiers for the EuroBasket 2025. Team captain Klemen Prepelič was Slovenia's best shooter with 21 points, followed by Mike Tobey with 20. Slovenia is likely to vie for the first spot in the qualifying group and is almost guaranteed to advance to the EuroBasket.

Paradise wins Days of Comedy

CELJE - The 32nd Days of Comedy wrapped up on Sunday with an awards ceremony where a SLG Celje production of Matteo Spiazzi's Paradise was named the best production by both the jury and the audience. The best actor award went to Branko Šturbej and the best actress award to Polona Juh. Nina Ramšak Marković won the award for best director.

Nursing home director named Slovenian Woman of the Year

LJUBLJANA - Ana Petrič, director of the Notranje Gorice nursing home, has been named the Slovenian Woman of the Year 2023 by the women's magazine Jana and its readers. Petrič is fighting for the rights of the elderly and better working conditions for care home employees and has been "changing social assistance for nineteen years," the magazine said.

Missing Polish citizen found dead in Karavanke mountains

KRANJSKA GORA - A man was found dead next to a stream in the area of Mount Kepa in the Karavanke mountains on Saturday evening. He is believed to be a 28-year-old Polish citizen who has been missing for some time, the police said. His body has already been transported to the valley.